Resources

What do we really mean when we say "global mental health"? What are the implicit assumptions in what geographic regions and mental health conditions get included and which do not? This systematic review of global mental health and its implicit priorities discusses these findings.

An Editorial from the BMJ written by Graham Thornicroft and Vikram Patel advocating for the inclusion of the inclusion of mental health on the post 2015 agenda.

Literature review on how to devise culturally-appropriate MHPSS interventions in Ebola-affected areas.

This report details how to create opportunities and raise voices of adolescent girls in humanitarian settings.

A review to explore the literature and the experiences of three organisations that are working with people with psychosocial disability living in low- and middle-income countries – Afghanistan, India and Nepal.

A study evaluating the feasibility and effectiveness of community-based psychosocial interventions for schizophrenia.

Cochrane Global Mental Health provides input and training on evidence synthesis and implementation activities relevant to mental health in LMICs.

This article presents an overview of the problem and existing assessment and intervention tools to address substance use in conflict and post-conflict situations and provides a set of recommendations to address this important public health matter.

A collection of stories from 35 countries providing a range of views on depression in honour of World Health Day 2017.

Depression in pregnancy increases the risk of behavioural and emotional problems in children, says a new review published in The Lancet Psychiatry.

A review of the literature to identify and synthesize the evidence base for building the capacity of policy-makers and planners to strengthen mental health systems in LMICs.

Systematic review on published literature on interventions to train health-care workers in Africa on mental health

A systematic review on the evidence about the impact of community-based rehabilitation on the lives of people with disabilities and their carers in LAMIC.